Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is Argentina's flagship Atlantic beach city and the country's largest seasonal-rental market, drawing millions of porteños each summer. As of 2025 apartment prices range from roughly US$1,200 to US$1,800/m2, well below Buenos Aires's ~US$2,300-2,500/m2, with ocean-view and beachfront units commanding the upper end. That affordability, paired with intense summer tourism, makes the city a classic seasonal buy-to-let: long-term gross yields sit near Argentina's ~5% national average, but January-February short-term rentals along the beachfront can lift effective annual returns materially. The market is stabilising as national USD prices rose about 6% over the year to H1 2026 on renewed mortgage availability and rising transaction volumes. Mar del Plata is not within a border security zone, so foreign buyers enjoy full, unrestricted urban ownership rights identical to Argentines, needing only a CDI tax identification number to deed and register a property; coastal apartments carry no fideicomiso-style restriction. Year-round demand from a permanent population near 650,000, a major university and a working fishing port underpin the off-season, while the iconic Rambla, Playa Grande and Los Troncos give the city enduring lifestyle appeal for second-home and rental buyers alike.